Worst World Cup ever? That's a high bar
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Why I keep returning to the Twin Cities
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The cinema spoof will never die
"Scary Movie" and "Stop! That! Train!" revamp a bygone subgenre for a generation in need of high-concept stupidity
7 smart ways to use sun-dried tomato oil
Don't waste the best part of the jar
GOP fraud claims endanger democracy
Trump told us this was coming 10 years ago: Republicans will only accept election results if they win
Why MAGA can’t hear the Trump boos
Once you understand the MAGA reaction to the NBA Finals boos, everything else snaps into focus
GOP candidate pushed donor's contract
Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina is hoping his record in South Texas will carry him to Congress
Don Jr. deal got WH off his back
An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Ambani
The best films of the year (so far)
Outside of "good" or "bad," 2026's finest films have enough risk-taking creativity to restore your faith in movies
Don’t write love letters with AI
Why do GenAI boosters want you to outsource your brain?
Hegseth's Mormon diss busts a MAGA myth
Christian nationalism isn't just immoral — it's incoherent
Get used to $5 gas
Even if the war ends now, it will take months for prices to come down
Trump DOJ axed probe into GOP coal baron
DOJ put pressure on a probe into potential criminal violations of Justice's vast coal empire
Best VPN in the US for 2026
We tested the top VPN services for streaming, privacy and speed in the United States
Pros and cons of using a VPN
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Ranked choice voting: Maine's new normal
Maine voters offer real hope for democracy — and it's got nothing to do with Graham Platner
The Soundgarden memoir that fans needed
Rich with perspective, the band's lead guitarist revisits Seattle's music scene and the loss of Chris Cornell
Summer has another flavor
Read this before you pour it down the drain
US spends billions on war, and can't win
The greatest military power in history hasn't managed to win a war since 1945. Doesn't that tell us something?
Leave it to Pete Hegseth to ruin D-Day
The French are still grateful for America’s 1944 sacrifice. Hegseth’s loathsome tirade may have changed that
Pulte's ties to secretive Christian org
The new acting national intelligence director’s grandfather was close with Fellowship Foundation leader Doug Coe
Here's why California results take time
Trump and GOP criticize the long wait, but an onslaught of late mail ballots takes time
Backrooms: A stealth Silicon Valley tale
Maybe this liminal space horror is telling a story about what happens when we get sucked into our screens
Patton Oswalt hates slop bowls, too
“We’ve got to stop the bowls. Please stop the bowls," the actor and comedian desperately told Delish